ST. PETERSBURG, Florida - Throwing out the ceremonial first pitch at the Tampa Bay Rays' opening game Friday night, Florida Governor Rick Scott faced a chorus of boos from the crowd with modest applause mixed in.

Hundreds of protesters gathered outside the stadium too, upset with the governor's recent executive order cutting funding to disabled care. The caretakers and patients were joined by teachers protesting Scott's passage of a merit pay bill.

Inside the stadium, Scott kept a smile on his face as he delivered the first pitch, a strong offering just a bit off the plate.